In its current incarnation, it has historically been a marginal seat with demographics similar to the state at large.

The Victorian Parliament was hung at that election, and the results for the seat of Geelong, which took several days to arrive at, had a significant impact on the events that brought the Bracks government to power.

Trezise narrowly held it for Labor in the 2010 election, becoming the first opposition member for this seat in its current incarnation.

The 2014 Victorian state election saw boundary changes and Christine Couzens retained the seat for the ALP following the retirement of Trezise.

[2] In 2018, she fended off a strong challenge from an independent candidate, Darren Lyons, a former mayor of Geelong.